Carton



Sept. 2, 1952 P. A. TOENSMEIER CARTON 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Filed Nov. 15,1950 INVENTOR 7360M. imsmla ATTORNEY P 1952 P. A. TOENSMEIER 2,609,137

CARTON Filed Nov. 13, 1950 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 44 INVENTOR ,mm 4 JmsmmATTORN EYS Patented Sept. 2, 1952 CARTON Patrick A. Toensmeier,Catonsville, Md., assignor to The Bartgis-Brothers Company, Ilchester,Md., acorporation of Maryland Application November 13, 1950, Serial No.195,155

Claims.

This invention relates to cartons for use in the distribution of variousarticles and is concerned more particularly with a novel carton, whichis provided with a handle, so that it may beeasily carried. The newcarrier carton is of simple construction and it includes side and endwalls of uniform height, on which printed matter may be'placed.Initially, the handle is wholly within the'outlines of the carrier, sothat a plurality of the loaded carriers may bestacked one uponanother'to provide a display. When the handle of the carrier is graspedand pulled, the handle rises, until its upper end lies above the top ofthe walls in position to be easily gripped. The new carrier may be usedto especial advantage in the packaging of such articles as a number ofcans of beer to be sold as a unit, and a form of the carrier for thatuse will beillustrated and described for purposes'of explanation.

At the present time, it is the practice of breweries selling beer incans to supply their retailers with cartons containing a plurality ofcansf These cartons are of ordinary construction and are not providedwith handles. cordingly, be stacked one upon another for ship-' ward tohandle. Carriers with handles, such as are used in the distribution ofbottled beverages, are easy to' handle but they cannot ordinarily bestacked; and thus occupy much space in shipmentand in the retail store.V

The present invention is directed to the'provisionof a carrier cartonwhich overcomes the disadvantages, while retaining the advantages, of

both the beer cartons and bottle carriers referredto above. The newcarrier is made of paperboard stock. and it includes side and end walls,a bottom, and 'a' longitudinal partition including two plies separatedover a central area to receive a handle between them. The handle is madeof paperboard, preferably of two plies, and initially it is-detachablyconnected to the partition and lies wholly below the-top of the wallswith its upper end exposed in a cut-out in the partition. When thehandle is grasped and pulled, it is easily detached at itsoriginal'connection to the partition and rises to engage the partitionat a. higher level. The upper end of the handle, whichis provided withfinger openings, then projects above the top of the carrier, where thehandle can be easily gripped. Whenever the carrier is put down and thehandle released, the handle drops or can be pushed down to its initialposition, so that the carrier can be again stacked. 1

They can, ac-' 2g; receiving six cans, arranged in two rows of threement and display, but they are bulky and awk- For a better understandingof the invention,"

reference maybe made to the accompanying drawings in which: 'i t Fig. 1ma view in perspective of the new car- 5 'rier with parts broken away;

Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of the carrier' with the handle raised;V

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section through the carrier with thehandle raised and on the line 33 of Fig. 4; r T

Fig. {is a vertical longitudinal sectional 'view on the line 4-4 oi Fig.3;

F 5 is 3151311 View of the collapsed carrier;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6 6 of Fi 5; v v

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the blank the carrier is made; v

Fig. 8 is a plan view' of the carrier blankat an intermediate stage inthe completion'of the carrier; and j Fig. 9,is a'plan view of thecarrier blank just before the final stage in the completion of thecarrier. H r V The carrier in the ,form shownis oi a size for each, andit is made ."from the blank shown in Fig. '7. 'I'he blank comprises apair of like side walls Ill, ll, separated by a cut 12, and the sidewall It) has like end walls l3, l4 attached thereto along creased lines[5, l6, respectively. Similarly, side wall H is attached to end Wallsl1,. l8

along f creased wallsv I9, .20, respectively- End wall H is connected toa partition member 2| along a creased line 22, and end wall I8 is simi-3g larlyconnected to a partition membe 8 9 8 a creased line 24. Thepartition members are alike and they are connected together along acreased line 25. A cut-out 26 is formed in the adjacent edges of members2|, 23. 9s

handle member along a creased line 28, and end wall I! is similarlyconnected to a second-handle member 29 along a creased line 30. Thehandle members are connectedalong a. creased line 3t and part 32 ofahandle is connectedto handle member 2'! along ,a line 34, in which thestock is nearly completely severed. Part 33 of the handle,

is similarly connected to handle member 29 along a line35. Each handlepart .is formed with a 60 pairof' shoulders 36 and-an extension 31between the shoulders, the extension being provided with.

finger openings containing flaps '38, severed on The ends of theextensions 31: of;

three sides. parts 32, 33 are connected along a creasedaline 39.; Abottom wall 40 is connected to sidewall from which,

End wall I3 is connected ,to one part 21 of a ll along a creased line 4|and is subdivided by a transverse creased line 42. At the free end ofthe bottom wall, it is provided with a glue flap 43, connected to thebottom wall along a creased line 44.

In forming the carrier from the blank described, the blank is laid flatand glue is applied to the upper faces ofithehandle members 21, 29, aindicated by'the stippled area in Fig. 7.. The partition made of members21, 23 is then folded inwardly on creased lines 22, 24 to overlie endwalls l4, I8 and portions of side walls 10, l I. The assembly,comprising end walls 13, H, the handle members 21, 29, and the handle.parts 32; 33,,isthen folded inwardly on lines l; i9; 50 thatthee gluedareas on the handle members overlie the upper face of the partitionandsecure the parts together. This condition of the blank is illustratedin Fig. 8, in which it will be seen that the extensions 31 on thefhandlemembers lie in alignmentwith the cut-.out- 26-in the-partition.

When the parts have been folded as describeda. portion of the partitionadjacent-lines 22, 24'isexposed beyond the edge-of the handle membersand handle parts. Glue is now applied, as -indicatedbythe sitppled areasin Fig.8, over the upper surface of handle member 23, handle part3,3,.and the exposed surface of, ply 23 of the partition. ,The. blank isthen folded on lines 25, 3|,

and 39 and this results in the handle members 21, 29 :being secured.face to face. and the two parts 32, 33 of the handlebeing securedface-toface. Glue is..now applied to theupper surface ofglue flap-43. and thebottom-wall is folded'on its central creased line 42 to cause the gluerflap to.,overli e the upper face of side wall I0 vas-shown in Fig. 5.The carrier is now complete: and in collapsedmondition, and portionsfofthe handle parts '32, 33. .adjacent the creased line exposed throughcut-out 26.

When the. carrier is to, be. erected, .pressureis applied tothe endsformed by creasedv lines l5, I9 and 22, 24. As a result, the end wallsl3-and I], which have beenlying, face to face, swing into..edgewise.alignment, andend walls l4, I8 are similarly, -moved into thesame. plane.

creased lines 25. The handle. members lieface to facelbetween the pliesofthepartition ,andare.

secured ,to the. plies thereof." The parts 32, 33.0f thehandlearesecured face to face .and are. held by theirweakconnections 34, 35 tothehandle members below cut-out 26., Whenthe carton is to'be picked up, alight pull'on. the part of the handle. exposedthrough, cut-out breaksthe connections 34,35. and the handle may then be raised' until itsshoulders 36 engage the topof,

the. partition beneath the folded lines 25... In this position of thehandle (Fig.2) the flaps 38 within f the finger openings in the handlemay be pushed through the openings and. folded upwardly H 39 are.

I Also, the. two-parts of the. bottom, .whicl'rha-ve been lying; facetoface, move into the samepl'ane- The carton is nowiin the conditionshownin Fig. 1- and. ready-for. loading. At this stage,the, top of thetwo-part-handle defined by creased line 39 lies. flush with, the. top ofthe, partition, defined by registering cut-outs extending downward fromagainstthesideof'the handle, sot hat the handle mayfbe readily graspedand the fingers' fprotectedj by the lines of folding of the flaps Whenthe carrier is set down and the handle released,

the handle may be pushed backito its original position, as shown in Fig.1, so that the filled carrierscan-be stacked one upon the other, withoutinterference from the handle.

Iyclaim: g j 1; A -carrier-,* which comprises apair of" like the upperends thereof and lying within said area, the plies also having portionsof their upper edges connected together at opposite sides of thebut-outs, and a handle detachably secured to the handleme'mber lyingbetween and free of said :plies of thepartition within said central areathereof, the handle having a neck of less width than the registeringcut-outs and in line therewith and ears at its sides lying beneath theconnectedrupper edges 1 of the plies andengageable therewith upon."detachment andraising of the handle.

2.-- A: carrier, which comprises a pair of likeside; walls,anendwallattached to eachside-wallat' each .end thereof, a bottom wallconnected to the sidewalls at their lower ends-,;a-partitionextendinglengthwise within the carrier and including a-pair of plies connected torespective end walla at one end of the carrier andia'handle memberconnected to at least one end wall at v the other end of the carrier andlying'between andsecured to'the inner faces of the, plies belowtheloweredge of a-central area of the pliesex--v tending downwardfrom-the upperrends-of the? plies,- the plies' having registering;Cut-out ex-.

tending downward from, the upper: ends; thereof and lyingwithinsaidarea, the plies :also having portions of their upper edgesconnected together at'opp'osite-sides-ofthe cut-outs yand a handledetachably secured to the-handle memberandlying-between and free ofthe-plies of the partition-within said centralarea thereof, thehandlehavinganeck of less width thantheregistering cut outs' andfinlinetherewith and ears-at its. sides "lying beneath :the connected upperedges" of the 1 plies and engageable therewith upon .de=- tachmentandraising of the handle.

- 3. A' carrier, which comprises a pairof likeside walls, an end wallattached to each side wall at each end thereof, a .bottom'wall connectedto" the sidewalls at their'lowe'r'ends', and a partition extendinglengthwise within the carrier-and" including a pair of outer pliesconnected to re- ,spective end walls at one end of the'carrier and ahandle member made'of 'two' plies connected to respectiveend walls atthe other end of the carrier; said outer plies having registeringcut-outs extending downward from the upper edges of T said plies andportions of said upper edges connected together at opposite sides of thecut-outs, the plies of the handle member being connected together faceto face and secured to the'inner faces of the outer plies below theloweredge'of a central area of said outer plies extending downward fromthe upper edges of said outer plies and including the cut-outs, theupper portion of the handle member lying within said area and being freeof said outer plies and formed as a handle detachably secured to theremainder of the handle member, said handle having a neck of less widththan the registering cut-outs and in line therewith and ears at itssides lying'beneath the connected upper edges of saidouterplies andengageable therewith upon detachment 5v of the handle from the remainderof the handle member and raising of the handle.

4. A carrier, which comprises a pair of like side walls, an end wallattached to each side wall at each end thereof, a bottom wall connectedto the side walls at their lower ends, a partition extending lengthwisewithin the carrier and connected to the end walls at opposite endsthereof, the partition including a pair of plies and a handle memberlying between said plies and secured to the inner faces thereof belowthe lower edge and along one side of a central area of the pliesextending downward from the upper edges of the plies, the plies havingregistering cut-outs ex tending downward from the upper edges of theplies and lying within said area, the plies having portions of theirupper edges connected together at opposite sides of the cut-outs, and ahandle detachably secured to the upper edge of the ban dle member andbeing free of said plies and lying between said plies within saidcentral area thereof, the handle having a neck of less width than theregistering cut-outs and in line therewith and ears at its sides lyingbeneath the connected upper edges of the plies and engageable therewithupon detachment of the handle from the handle member and raising of thehandle.

5. A carrier, which comprises a pair oi! like side walls, an end wallattached to each side wall at each end thereof, a bottom wall connectedto the side walls at their lower ends, a partition extending lengthwisewithin the carrier and in cluding a pair of plies connected torespective 6 end walls at one end of the carrier and extendingsubstantially to the other end of the carrier and a handle memberconnected to the end walls at said other end of the carrier and lyingbetween and secured to the inner faces of the plies below the lower edgeand along one side of a central area of the plies extending downwardfrom the upper edges of the plies, the plies having registering cut-outsextending downward from the upper edges of the plies and lying withinsaid area, the plies also having portions of their upper edges connectedtogether at opposite sides of the cut-outs, and a handle detachablysecured to the handle member and lying between the plies of thepartition within said central area thereof and free of said plies, thehandle having a neck of less width than the registering cut-outs and inline therewith and ears at its sides lying beneath the connected upperedges and engageable therewith upon detachment of the handle from thehandle member and raising of the handle.

' PATRICK A. TOENSMEIER.

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